South Mountain Reservation, NJ, United States · Saturday, September 5, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

FallApple 50 Mile Run

Race completed
80 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

40.7484° N, 74.2888° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 hours 9:00 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~7 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 25°C
Night low 15°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 12 h 58 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 55 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50mi 7 Michael Wakefield · 10:57:38 Sophie Szew · 11:21:47
2024 50mi 9 Chris Flores · 08:21:19 —
2023 50mi 1 Dante Leven · 09:49:11 —
2022 50mi 5 Joseph Tutalo · 10:58:42 Deirdre Marie Keane · 09:22:18

The field shrank 22% between 2024 (9) and 2025 (7). 29% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
  • Headlamps A 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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